Part of the fun of having people over is putting together a playlist. It's great to program iTunes with a perfect selection, but sometimes it's just too far down on the list of chores to get to before the doorbell rings.
That is the time to turn to Pandora, a site created by the Music Genome Project.
Tell Pandora a favorite artist, genre or song and it will start playing a whole string of music chosen based on that favorite. It is so much fun...a great way to hear new music that is similar to something you love (and to have a personalized DJ service for your gathering).
How are you entering a genre into Pandora? I only had that option come up as a one-off. Otherwise, it only has "artist or song" on its entry. Can you just enter a genre anyway?
I love Pandora and listen to it all the time at work. It's the only way you can program up a really, truly eclectic list of your favorites -- and have what amounts to the world's coolest DJ play songs you've never heard of but that will appeal to you. I have only two beefs -- Pandora plays songs in genre blocs rather than in a completely random fashion -- and I can't play Pandora in my car!
Wow thanks! Love it! And it's free ;-)